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Figures in the shrines represent a multitude of personages from the Burmese pantheon, mixing figures of the Buddha with nat and weikza figures from traditional spirit worship. (Photo: Bruce Wallace)

Spirits on the Streets of Yangon

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Whatever else you do while you’re in Myanmar, be sure to save time for wandering around downtown Yangon. You might see a nat house, a shrine that’s home to diverse universe of spirits worshiped in Myanmar.

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Dancing Gnats

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Dancing Gnats

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Dancing Gnats

Gnats are those little bugs that annoy you in the summertime. But if you know the trick, gnats will actually move at your command. Jeff Rice reports from Idaho.

The World

Dancing Gnats

Gnats are those little bugs that annoy you in the summertime and a whole lot more. If you know the trick, gnats will actually move at your command. Jeff Rice reports from Idaho.